Toy boat



Jan. 16, 1934. R. a. SCHLEGELMILCH Filed 1934 R. B. SCHLEGELMILCH 1,943,488

TOY BOAT 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 1. 1933 l I l l R Invenlor Jan. 16, 1934. R. B. SCHLEGELMILCH TOY BOAT Filed June 1, 1935 3 SheetsSheet 5 Patented Jan. 16, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY BOAT

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a toy boat wherein the construction of the boat permits the propulsion thereof through the water by the mechanical operation of oars connected with the boat and with a figure simulating the movement of a person in the manual rowing of boats.

The object of the invention resides in the provision of a toy of this nature which is simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture, thoroughly efficient and reliable in use and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a toy embodying the features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section.

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse section there through taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail section taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 1, and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the oars.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that numeral 5 denotes a boat in miniature form to simulate the ordinary well known variety of row boats. A seat 6 is provided in the boat to extend transversely thereof a little in advance of the center of the boat. A figure simulating a man comprises a body 7 with legs 7 pivoted thereto as at 8 and arms 9 pivoted thereto as at 10. The legs rest on a foot rest 11 and are secured to the seat 6 by spring clips 12.

Numeral 14 denotes a spring motor housing through which is rotatable a shaft 15 operated by the spring motor (not shown). On the outer ends of this shaft 15 are fixed cranks 16.

A pair of cars are used. Each oar comprises a blade 17, a shank 18 and a stem 19. Numerals 20 denote oar locks rockable in sockets 21 embedded in the sides of the boat. Pins 22 extend across the oar locks and through openings 23 in the shanks 18 to rockably mount the cars. The stems 19 extend through the hands of the arms 9 and through openings in the ends of the cranks 16. It will therefore be seen that when the shaft 15 rotates the cranks impart a rowing motion to the oars causing them to rock on the pins 20 and to rock the car look 20 in a manner simulating the ordinary rowing motion. The figure, of course, rocks to simulate a person rowing. The numeral 25 denotes a suitable control for the motor in the casing 14 so that the same may be started or stopped at will.

It is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

In a toy of the class described, a boat, a seat across the boat, a figure including a pair of legs fixed to the seat, a body swingably mounted between the legs, and arms pivotally mounted on the body, a rotating shaft, means for rotating the shaft, cranks on the shaft, oar locks rockable in the boat, oars rockably mounted in the oar locks, said oars including stems projecting through openings in the arms and the cranks, foot rests for said legs and clips on the legs to engage with the seat.

RALPH B. SCHLEGELMILCH. 

